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Uday Devgan’s surgical teaching: phacoemulsification, complications, capsular support, IOLs and practical operative decisions.
Practical tip: Start with the complex cataract and complication videos.
Open resource ↗Wills Eye Hospital library with surgery demonstrations, technique tutorials, wet-lab materials and a resident surgical curriculum.
Practical tip: Useful for building step-by-step surgical skills.
Open resource ↗Approximately 100-second instructional videos on cataract and refractive surgery. Other ESCRS educational sections may require membership.
Practical tip: Best for reviewing one technique at a time.
Open resource ↗Large surgical video platform covering anterior and posterior segment surgery, challenging cases and IOL procedures. Some videos may require login.
Practical tip: Search by the name of a specific surgical procedure.
Open resource ↗University of Iowa surgical video atlas spanning cornea, glaucoma, cataract, retina and pediatric ophthalmology.
Practical tip: Review relevant cases before studying a procedure.
Open resource ↗Free structured Orbis courses in cataract surgery, glaucoma, cornea and other areas. A free account is used to enroll.
Practical tip: Choose one course and work through it systematically.
Open resource ↗Free live webinars with international faculty, demonstrations and Q&A. Free registration may be required to participate.
Practical tip: Check the schedule for upcoming lectures.
Open resource ↗Open-source education from the John A. Moran Eye Center: lectures, surgical videos and ophthalmology core modules.
Practical tip: Start with Surgery Videos or Grand Rounds.
Open resource ↗American Society of Retina Specialists teaching videos for early-career vitreoretinal surgeons, covering foundational operations and techniques.
Practical tip: Especially useful for learning vitrectomy techniques.
Open resource ↗Open-access retinal clinical image collection with fundus photographs, angiography, OCT and unusual cases.
Practical tip: Use the image bank for pattern recognition and differential diagnosis.
Open resource ↗Free retina image library associated with Retina World Congress, including fundus images, OCT and retinal pathology.
Practical tip: Bookmark illustrative unusual retinal findings.
Open resource ↗University of Iowa video atlas of gonioscopy: anterior chamber angle anatomy, normal findings and pathology.
Practical tip: Review angle anatomy and representative findings.
Open resource ↗Free World Glaucoma Association course on gonioscopy and interpretation of angle structures.
Practical tip: Useful for systematizing a core examination skill.
Open resource ↗Professor Keith Barton’s surgery videos on glaucoma drainage devices, revisions and complications, with teaching notes and transcripts.
Practical tip: Look for specific revision and complication tutorials.
Open resource ↗AAO’s free clinical encyclopedia covering disease, diagnosis and treatment with references. Check each article’s update date.
Practical tip: A useful starting point for unfamiliar diagnoses.
Open resource ↗Free video lessons for residents and early-career ophthalmologists. Free registration is required to view the videos.
Practical tip: Good for a structured revision of fundamentals.
Open resource ↗Free lectures, animations and clinical explanations by Dr Timothy Root, particularly helpful at the start of training.
Practical tip: Useful for medical students and junior residents.
Open resource ↗Clinical cases, diagnostic discussions, images and educational articles from the University of Iowa ophthalmology department.
Practical tip: Try reaching a diagnosis before reading the case discussion.
Open resource ↗Free biomedical literature search. Abstracts are accessible, but some linked full-text articles require a subscription.
Practical tip: Use the Free full text filter when you need accessible papers.
Open resource ↗Free full-text biomedical research archive, including ophthalmology articles.
Practical tip: Use PMC to find full-text reviews and original research.
Open resource ↗Curated e-learning resources from the International Council of Ophthalmology. Access rules vary across linked providers.
Practical tip: Use it as a gateway to additional online education.
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Start with a clinical question, compare two or three techniques and check current guidance. Focus on indications, anatomic constraints and complication management.
These are links to external educational resources for medical professionals. They do not replace current clinical guidelines, supervised training or individual clinical judgement. Access policies may change. This website is not affiliated with the listed organisations.
Reviewed: November 2026
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